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Betty Louise Brown
Mar 14, 2016
Betty Louise Brown, 71, of Merriam Woods, MO, passed away March 14, 2016. She was born September 14, 1944, in Garden City, Kansas. Arrangements have been entrusted to Midwest Cremation and Funeral Services, LLC.
Sharon Lea Royalty
Mar 13, 2016
Sharon Lea Royalty, 73, of Strafford, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016. Memorial Service will be from 10:00-12:00, Saturday, March 19th at Chapel Hill – Butler Funeral Home, 701 North 94th Street, Kansas City, Kansas. A celebration of Sharon's Life will be held after the memorial. Sharon was born September 29, 1942 in Kansas City, Kansas, to Tip...
Timothy Lee Strain
Mar 12, 2016
Timothy Lee Strain, 24, of Springfield, MO, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016. He was born July 18, 1991, in Springfield, MO, to Mike Elliott and Rebecca Moad.
Tim was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mike and Rebecca Strain.
He is survived...
Marylou Fisher
Mar 11, 2016
Marylou Fisher, 90, of Falcon, MO, passed away March 11, 2016. She was born in Odin, IL, on July 3, 1925, to Richard and Glenda Mercer. Arrangements have been entrusted to Midwest Cremation and Funeral Services, LLC.
Nancy Jane Edwards
Mar 9, 2016
Nancy Jane (Hickman) Edwards passed from this life on March 9, 2016 at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, after a brief illness.
She was born in Springfield, Missouri, on November 5 th , 1944, to Joe and Frances Hickman, formerly or Harrison Arkansas.
David Umlor
Mar 7, 2016
David Umlor, 65, of Springfield, MO, passed away March 7, 2016. He was born April 4, 1950, in Detroit, MI. Arrangements have been entrusted to Midwest Cremation and Funeral Services.
Michael Lewis
Mar 5, 2016
Michael "Jackal" Max Lewis, 57, of Golden City, MO, passed away March 5, 2016, in Mercy Hospital. He was born in Bishop, California, June 4, 1958, and raised by Max and Katherine Lewis. A gathering to celebrate his life will be held this Saturday, March 12, 2016. Time and place are pending. Arrangements have been entrusted to Midwest Cremation and...
James Watson
Mar 2, 2016
James Edward "Tubby" Watson, age 84, native of Baton Rouge, resident of Eureka Springs, AK, peacefully passed on Mar. 2, 2016, as a result of a massive stroke. Graduated from Baton Rouge High Sch. where he was a multi sport athlete. First a Korean War army veteran, he then worked for AT&T and retired after 31 years. He was a...
Glen Yake, Jr.
Feb 22, 2016
Glen Yake Jr. passed away in Lexington, MO, February 22, 2016, at the age of 63 years old, doing what he loved. He was born to Betty and Glen Yake on July 21, 1952, in Carrollton, MO.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Randy...
Keith Michael Johnston
Feb 21, 2016
Keith Michael Johnston, 56, of Monett, MO, passed away February 21, 2016. He was born January 15, 1960, in the Army Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, to Albert Norman and Editha (Hadinek) Johnston.
He was a graduate of the Highland High School in Colorado Springs, CO. He drove a tow...
Tracy Lyne Crandall
Feb 21, 2016
Tracy Lyne Crandall, 50, of Ozark left this earth on February 21, 2016. Tracy was born on January 17, 1966 in Newton, Kansas to Lawrence Melvin Crandall, Jr. and Barbara Jeanne Manka. Tracy graduated from Sedgwick High School in 1984. After graduation Tracy took to the road as a traveling photographer. From there, life would take him to Chicago then...
Dennis James Bishop
Feb 14, 2016
Dennis James Bishop, 33, of Springfield, MO, passed away February 14, 2016. He was born June 15, 1982, in Little Rock, AR, to William and Terry Bishop. Family services will be held in Arkansas. Arrangements have been entrusted to Midwest Cremation and Funeral Services.
Monte Lloyd Hatfield
Feb 13, 2016
Monte was born Feb 15, 1961, in Florida and passed away Feb 13, 2016 in Springfield, MO with family and friends by his side. Monte is survived by his fiancé, Tracey Phillips; and her children, Maranda and Mariah Cross, TJ and Taylor Wiseman, and Abbie Phillips; four grandchildren that loved him and adored him just as much as he did...
Joseph Mark Halter
Feb 11, 2016
Mark Halter was born on September 11, 1953, in Springfield, Missouri, to Bob and Mary Davis Halter. He departed this world unexpectedly on Thursday, February 11, 2016, in his home.
Mark grew up in Springfield, attending St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School and graduating from Glendale High School. Mark was very close in age...
Chase Alexander Mcdonald
Feb 11, 2016
Chase Alexander McDonald, age 17, of Springfield, MO, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016. He was born July 16, 1998, in Springfield, to Michelle McDonald and Brandon Savage. Chase loved playing football, fishing, airsoft, playing video games and just hanging out with his friends. He was preceded in death by his brother, Tyler Savage; paternal...
Teresa Mae Tribble
Feb 9, 2016
Teresa Mae Combs, 56, of Springfield, Mo., died Feb. 9, 2016.
Born Aug. 18, 1959, she was the daughter of C.J. and Mary Combs, and was a childhood resident of Black Rock.
Survivors include a brother, Craig Combs of California.
Midwest Funeral Services of Springfield had charge of arrangements.
Lorraine F. Vincent
Feb 9, 2016
Lorraine "Brown-Fuller" Vincent, 69, died February 9th 2016. The daughter of the late Nathan and Nellie Brown, she was born in Fulton, NY on December 26, 1946. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, James W. Fuller Sr in 2002. On July 18th, 2015, Lorraine and her husband, Robert A. Vincent,...
Kenneth Kierzek
Feb 8, 2016
Kenneth Prosser Kierzek was born on 10 September, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, 2 minutes after his sister, Karen Patricia.
Roberta Ann (Rose) Kierzek bore him and Stephen Francis Kierzek was his proud father.
Kenny married Brenda who bore him 2 precious children, Tina...
Mark Ernest Galbreath, Sr.
Feb 8, 2016
Mark E. Galbreath, Sr., 53, of Springfield, MO, passed away Monday, Febraury 8, 2016. He was born in Fairmont, West Virginia. Arrangements have been entrusted to Midwest Cremation and Funeral Services, Springfield.
Leslie Ann Silvey
Feb 8, 2016
Leslie Ann Silvey, 33, of South Florida, passed away on 8 February, 2016, while visiting Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She was born 27 March, 1982, in Kansas City, MO, to Phillip and Debra Silvey.
In her 33 years Leslie developed a love for cooking and fashion. She also discovered an appreciation for culture throughout several trips to Europe...

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